Kyiv: The war between Russia and Ukraine continues on the 18th day. The Russian attack is causing great devastation in Ukraine. Ukrainian people have left the country and moved to neighboring countries. Meanwhile, on Sunday, an American journalist was shot and killed in Irpin, a northwest suburb of Kyiv. Whereas, another journalist has been injured. This information was given by the news agency AFP by eyewitnesses.
Two journalists hospitalized
At the same time, Kyiv Oblast Police Chief Andrey Nebitov said that two other journalists were injured in the attack and were taken to hospital. The name of the deceased journalist is Brent Renaud and he worked for The New York Times.
The New York Times expressed grief
According to the report, there was a New York Times identity card on Brent Renaud’s body. At the same time, the New York Times expressed grief over Brent’s death.
NT said, “We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented filmmaker who contributed to The New York Times over the years. Although he had contributed to the Times in the past (most recently in 2015), he was not on assignment for any desk in Ukraine. Early reports circulated of him working for the Times as he was wearing a Times Press badge that had been issued for an assignment several years ago.”
